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Lizemore Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Lizemore Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540024000153
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0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
55
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lizemore Elementary School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the West Virginia median.

34
Resource Index · Typical
11.7:1
students per teacher
105
students enrolled

Lizemore Elementary School has class sizes near the West Virginia median. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Lizemore, WV 25125
District: Clay County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540024000153 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-17 students YoY

Lizemore Elementary School shrank from 105 students in 2022-23 to 88 in 2023-24 (-16.2%).

Teacher FTE held 9.9 → 9.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-17 students YoY 540024000153 · Lizemore, WV Other · SMALL · TRAD

105 enr · 11.7:1 · RII 34

Nearest enrollment peer: Clay County High School (520 students)

Lizemore Elementary School shrank from 105 students in 2022-23 to 88 in 2023-24 (-16.2%). Teacher FTE held 9.9 → 9.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Lizemore Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Lizemore Elementary School reports 105 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Lizemore Elementary School compares

Lizemore Elementary School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs West Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs West Virginia West Virginia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.7:1 ▼ 11% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 105 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.7:1
Leaner classes than 78% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
105
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.7:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 34% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$15,509
per pupil, district-wide - above West Virginia avg of $15,158
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Programs

District finance for Clay County Schools reports $15,509 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Lizemore Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Clay County High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Clay Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Clay Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Big Otter Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
H E White Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Lizemore Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Clay County Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~105 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Lizemore Elementary School

How many students attend Lizemore Elementary School?

Lizemore Elementary School has 105 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lizemore, WV. CCD year-over-year: 105 (2022-23) → 88 (2023-24), down 17.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lizemore Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lizemore Elementary School is 11.7:1, which is 11% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lizemore Elementary School?

Lizemore Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Clay County Schools?

Besides Lizemore Elementary School, Clay County Schools also operates Clay County High School (520 students), Clay Elementary School (431 students), and Clay Middle School (302 students). See the Clay County Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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